EP2598417A1 - Coffee pod having a flexible microporous or microperforated casing - Google Patents
Coffee pod having a flexible microporous or microperforated casingInfo
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- EP2598417A1 EP2598417A1 EP11752264.9A EP11752264A EP2598417A1 EP 2598417 A1 EP2598417 A1 EP 2598417A1 EP 11752264 A EP11752264 A EP 11752264A EP 2598417 A1 EP2598417 A1 EP 2598417A1
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- Prior art keywords
- pod
- coffee
- envelope
- extraction chamber
- compacted
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
- B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
- B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
- B65D85/8046—Pods, i.e. closed containers made only of filter paper or similar material
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
- A47J31/34—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
- A47J31/36—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
- A47J31/3604—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means with a mechanism arranged to move the brewing chamber between loading, infusing and ejecting stations
- A47J31/3623—Cartridges being employed
- A47J31/3633—Means to perform transfer from a loading position to an infusing position
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
- A47J31/24—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure
- A47J31/34—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure
- A47J31/36—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means
- A47J31/3604—Coffee-making apparatus in which hot water is passed through the filter under pressure, i.e. in which the coffee grounds are extracted under pressure with hot water under liquid pressure with mechanical pressure-producing means with a mechanism arranged to move the brewing chamber between loading, infusing and ejecting stations
- A47J31/3623—Cartridges being employed
- A47J31/3638—Means to eject the cartridge after brewing
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
- B65D85/70—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for materials not otherwise provided for
- B65D85/804—Disposable containers or packages with contents which are mixed, infused or dissolved in situ, i.e. without having been previously removed from the package
- B65D85/8043—Packages adapted to allow liquid to pass through the contents
- B65D85/8061—Filters
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a pod for the production of coffee-based beverages by infusion of ground coffee, especially "espresso" type drinks, as well as a process for making a beverage from such a pod in a pressurized coffee machine.
- Preferred fields of application of the present invention will be those of the production of ground coffees and their packaging, as well as the preparation of coffee-based beverages from specific quantities of ground coffee (s) packaged under pod shape.
- This type of pods is used to make coffee-based beverages in pressurized coffee machines, by inserting the pod in an extraction chamber, in which said pod is optionally decompacted before being infused with a hot liquid, in particular hot water, the decom pactage to facilitate the passage of water and the release and solubilization of the coffee flavors to extract said aromas.
- Decompaction before the passage of water for extraction, ensures that the entire coffee aggregate is wetted to avoid incomplete extraction.
- envelopes are therefore tear-off envelopes that do not have sufficient elasticity to withstand, on the one hand, the deformation resulting from unpacking and, on the other hand, the increase in the volume of the pod after it has been moistened for extracting the aromas. coffee by infusion of the pod with a hot liquid.
- this type of tear-filtering filter pods still has the same disadvantages as pods without an envelope in view of the need to implement a cleaning of the extraction chamber, which comprises the coffee grounds mixed with the envelope fragments. torn from said pod that must be evacuated from the extraction chamber to a storage compartment, to allow the preparation of a new beverage in the machine.
- the filter paper or the micro-perforated nylon film is not elastically deformable, this material tears, causing grinding deposits in the extraction chamber, as well as on the filters.
- FR 2 908 970 and WO 2008/071878 disclose a rigid or semi-rigid, leak-proof, pierceable capsule for allowing the injection of water under pressure into said capsule, through said perforations, and allowing the infusion of the substance, including the coffee trapped in said capsule, and then recovering a flavored beverage flowing through said perforations.
- the packaging envelope is initially completely airtight and water-tight and the pod is recovered with its perforated envelope containing the residual moistened coffee groundstep, after the liquid flows through said envelope.
- This type of capsule requires the implementation of a coffee machine equipped with a needle piercing device and is unusable in coffee machines not equipped with a device for piercing the envelope of the capsule. It should be noted that the needle piercing device is also unhygienic and likely to clog and difficult to clean.
- the piercing device of the envelope does not carry out the decompaction, the aggregate of the coffee remaining compacted during the extraction, which does not allow a complete extraction or, at least, optimal aromas of coffee during the injection of water within said envelope.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a new type of improved pod for overcoming the disadvantages of prior art as mentioned above.
- an object of the invention is to provide a new type of pod that does not require a coffee machine specially designed to make a coffee-based beverage using said pod, and which combines the advantageous properties of protection of the coffee aggregate during its storage and in use, and which requires a simple and easy to clean cleaning of the machine in which the pod is implemented for the manufacture of a coffee-based beverage .
- an object of the present invention is to provide a ground coffee pod "universal”, that is to say that allows the preparation of coffee-based coffee beverage using pressure coffee machines type " all-automatic "described in FR 2 879 175.
- the present invention relates more particularly to a ground coffee pod suitable for the preparation of coffee and coffee-based beverages using "all-automatic" machines of the type described in European patent applications EP-A-0 948. 927 and EP-A-0 948 926, shown diagrammatically in FIGS. 1 and 2 appended to the present application, or in the document WO-A-01/91620, and comprising an extraction "group" comprising an infusion chamber wherein a quantity of ground coffee is poured, then packed by at least one movable piston in said infusion chamber, said piston being connected to the boiler of the machine and having means for injecting hot water through the coffee ground after settling in the chamber to extract the aromas.
- the present invention provides a coffee pod useful in particular for machines for preparing and dispensing coffee-based beverages of the type comprising at least one extraction chamber, and at least one compacting piston of a quantity determined ground coffee introduced into said extraction chamber, said pod comprising:
- a filter envelope consisting of at least one microporous or microperforated permeable sheet or film, trapping and conforming to the shape of said compacted coffee aggregate, characterized in that said sheet or said yarn is flexible, having stretchability properties with an elongation at break of at least 30%, with a tensile strength at break of less than 2000 N / m, and a thickness of at least 150 ⁇ m, preferably 150 to 500 ⁇ m.
- the pod according to the invention is advantageous in that its envelope fulfills the protective functions during storage and when handling the pod before use, the function of unpacking and filtration of ground coffee beans under the effect of pressure. of the piston of the coffee machine, allowing the infusion and the extraction of coffee flavorings for the preparation of a drink retaining the particles of ground coffee after infusion, from the micro-perforated or microporous structure of the envelope.
- such an envelope has the advantage of allowing the unpacking of the coffee aggregate that it contains, by changing its shape and increasing its volume, without tearing itself apart. .
- Such an envelope makes it possible to decompact said pod by changing the shape of the pod by compression and allowing the swelling of the wet pod after injection of pressurized water through the envelope without the envelope tears and, therefore, without spreading the grind on the hot water inlet and coffee outlet filters of the extraction chamber of the extraction apparatus.
- Such a pod also makes it easier to eject the compacted balloon, which is decompacted and inflated after infusion, outside the extraction chamber.
- the extraction chamber always remains clean, its ns residue of coffee grounds, which avoids the proliferation of bacteria and the clogging of the filters, which can cause malfunctions of the extraction system.
- the thickness of the envelope and its elongation properties of at least 30% make it possible, without risk of rupture of the envelope, even when it consists of two parts of film or film heat sealed together to form a volume, not to tear at the weld, or garlic, when the coffee aggregate is unpacked, and that the envelope deforms under pressure of a piston in the extraction chamber of a coffee machine and, above all, allow the envelope to continue to marry the surface of the pod of coffee grind after injection of hot liquid pressurized in the disintegrated ground coffee, and that the volume of the pod increases up to 30% depending on the conditions of use of said coffee machine.
- micropores or microperforations are of appropriate size and density to allow the flavored liquid to flow and retain the residual coffee grounds or coffee grounds within said envelope.
- the micropores or microperforations of said sheet or said film of the envelope are smaller than the size of the ground coffee particles constituting said aggregate and have an average size of less than 0.3 mm, preferably from 100 to 300 ⁇ m. for retaining the coffee grounds particles, these being generally of an average size of 300 to 500 ⁇ m.
- the parameters of elongation and tensile strength are measured by stretching the sheet or the wire m using a dynamometer and by measuring the elongation necessary for its rupture according to standard NF EN 1940 (index X41-025 ) and the tensile force required for breaking it according to standard NF EN 1941 (index X41-021) or method Inst / MC 203.
- Said envelope therefore does not comprise a zone of weakness in the form of reduced thickness or additional perforations, in particular in the form of reduced localized thickness or additional perforations.
- Said envelope is able to withstand the rupture under a compression force at least equal to the pressure applied by a compacting piston inside the extraction chamber of a coffee machine, namely a pressure of 500 to 1500 kPa, more particularly 700 to 1200 kPa.
- said envelope has a basis weight of between 20 and 50 g / m 2 .
- Said envelope may be made of a biodegradable natural material or synthetic biodegradable, cast or woven or nonwoven comprising, in the latter case, woven or entangled fibers.
- said envelope is made of a nonwoven material based on entangled synthetic fibers, said surface micropores having a larger dimension of 0.15 to 0.30 mm, preferably having a permeability to air from 3000 to 6000 l / m 2 / s in a test according to the EDANA 140.2-99 / WSP 70.1 method (method used by the EDANA European Association of Nonwoven Manufacturers) or a test according to the method Inst / MC 227 (test used by other nonwoven manufacturers).
- the air permeability test consists in measuring the flow rate of air passing through a given surface of sheet of nonwoven material for a loss of heat defined between air inlet and outlet, in particular a pressure drop of 100 Pa for an area of 20 cm 2 .
- the nonwoven material will also have a water permeability of 500 to 1500 l / m 2 / s in an Inst / MC 336 test of positioning a column of water over a surface 20 mm in diameter of said nonwoven material and measure the time for a given amount of liquid to flow through said surface.
- said casing is constituted by a wire m of microperforated synthetic plastic material, said microperforations having a larger size of 0, 15 to 0.30 mm and said yarn m having a surface density of perforations of 50 to 250 perforations / cm 2 .
- the material constituting the sheet or film is a material insoluble in water and has food qualities, that is to say acceptable for the packaging of the compositions and food products.
- constituent material (s) of said envelope are chosen from polyethylene, preferably of the HDPE, polypropylene and polyester type.
- said envelope is made of a nonwoven material based on polyester fibers coated with polyethylene.
- This two-component fiber is advantageous because the polyethylene has a melting temperature of 150 ° C., lower than that of the polyester of 182 ° C., during the heat-sealing heat treatment for the constitution of said envelope, as described hereinabove. after, only the polyethylene melts, thus ensuring the binder function between the entangled fibers and between two envelope parts or two half-envelopes.
- said envelope is made of a polyethylene or polypropylene film.
- said envelope comprises two half-envelopes, preferably symmetrical, more preferably hemispherical, sealed to one another, preferably by heat-sealing, along at least one continuous line of junction and device to the pod, the material constituting said envelope having a melting temperature greater than It is understood that the melting temperature above 100 ° C allows the material is not degraded during the injection of hot pressurized liquid, during the preparation of a drink, from said pod in a coffee machine.
- said amount of compacted coffee is 5 to 15 g, preferably 5 to 8 g, and the density of the compacted ground coffee constituting said compacted aggregate is 0.65 to 0.75 kg / dm 3 preferably from 0.68 to 0.72 kg / dm 3 .
- Such a quantity of coffee is the average amount of coffee needed to prepare an espresso type coffee using a fully automatic, semi-automatic or manual coffee machine.
- the density values also correspond to the density and diameter limit values for which satisfactory results, that is to say at least as good as with unpacked ground coffee, have been obtained for the preparation of beverages with fully automatic, semi-automatic or manual machines, in terms of the taste of the prepared drinks and the operation of the machine.
- the pod has an outer shape adapted to rolling, and preferably a shape comprising at least one rounded position, more preferably a form of substantially spherical ball, which facilitates unpacking.
- said pod is substantially spherical in shape, cylindrical or ovoid, preferably spherical and its maximum dimension is 20 to 40 mm, preferably with a diameter of 24 to 34 mm for a spherical pod, more preferably 26 mm. at 30 mm diameter spherical pod.
- the present invention also provides a process for the preparation of a coffee-based beverage using a pod according to the invention in a coffee machine having a chamber extraction device adapted to receive a said pod and at least one compression piston and an ejection piston of a said pod inside the said extraction chamber, characterized in that the following successive steps are carried out: , in which :
- a cylindrical-shaped extraction chamber with a circular cross-section, with a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of a spherical cup is used and, in step 2 /, a deformation of said shaped cup is obtained. substantially cylindrical.
- the increase in volume of said pod, deformed following the injection of hot liquid, without breaking said envelope is made possible by the properties of al long, strength of said envelope .
- the uncompressing pressure is generally 700 to 1200 kPa, corresponding to a force of 50 to 100 kg exerted on a circular surface, corresponding to the cross section of a diameter extraction chamber. from 30 to 40 mm. It should be noted that the pressing pressure on the pod must be sufficient to perform the decompacting but must not be excessive, so as not to recompact the pod at a higher density, which would hinder a good extraction coffee during the passage of water.
- a hot liquid is used at a temperature of 86 to 96 ° C. in order to obtain an optimal extraction of the coffee flavors, that is to say under conditions of maximum extraction yield without degrade said aromas.
- the amount of liquid injected can vary depending on the coffee flavor concentration of the drink that is to be obtained.
- step 2 / The decompacting action in step 2 / is important because a non-decompacted dose can not fully release its aromas by extraction by injection of water under pressure according to step 3 /.
- the subject of the present invention is also a process for the preparation of a coffee pod according to the invention according to which, in a first step, a determined quantity of non-ground coffee is prepared. packed, then in a second step, said amount of ground coffee is compacted to form a solid coffee aggregate of preferably rounded shape, suitable for rolling.
- said solid coffee aggregate is covered and trapped by means of an envelope conforming to the shape of said aggregate, said envelope preferably consisting of two half-envelopes of a flexible material sealed with one to another.
- the ground coffee is compacted between two impressions of a mold, preferably symmetrical, until the desired coffee density is obtained. preferably between 0.65 and 0.75 kg / dm3, more preferably between 0.68 and 0.72 kg / dm3.
- said envelope covering the coffee aggregate is formed by two half-shells, they are preferably sealed to one another by heat-sealing along a said junction line.
- FIGS. 1 to 4 schematically illustrates the various steps of a process for the manufacture of coffee-based beverages at the same time. using a pod according to the invention, in which:
- FIG. 1 illustrates the step of introducing the pod into a coffee machine extraction chamber under pressure
- FIG. 2 illustrates the stage of decompression by compression of the pod with the aid of a piston, within the extraction chamber
- FIG. 3 illustrates the step of injecting hot water into the packed pod and percolating
- FIG. 4 illustrates the ejection step of the coffee grounds slurry after percolation.
- a spherical-shaped ground coffee aggregate having a diameter of about 28 mm and a weight of 7 g was made at a density of about 0.7 kg / dm 3 , according to a method known to those skilled in the art. art described in particular in FR 2875917.
- This film exhibited the mechanical properties of elongation at break of 45% (machine direction) and 80% (perpendicular to the machine direction) and a breaking strength of 90 N / 5 cm, ie 1800 N / m (machine direction ) and 40 N / 5 cm, ie 800 N / m (perpendicular to the machine direction) calculated according to the standards NF EN 1940 and 1941 mentioned above.
- the envelope was formed by heat-sealing two hemispherical half-envelopes by covering a compacted ball of coffee with two half-envelopes and thermo-welding at their equatorial circular junction zone 2 ir as described in patent FR 2 875 917. .
- a coffee beverage was prepared using a coffee machine, as described in FR 2,879,175 of the type described in EP 948926, and schematically illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4.
- This machine comprises essentially an extraction unit comprising an extraction chamber and infusion 4, consisting of a cylinder open at one end 4i and from the bottom of which extends a cannula 4 2 .
- a filtration device comprising a support plate 6, on which rests a perforated grid (not shown) allowing the passage of liquid but retaining the possible particles of ground coffee.
- the support plate 6 comprises, on its periphery, a seal (not shown) in contact with the side walls 4 3 of the chamber 4 and the plate 6, and at least one opening 6a allowing the flow of the liquid coffee from the inside of the chamber 4 to the cannula 4 2 .
- This cannula 4 2 permits discharging the brewed coffee liquid within the chamber 4 to the outside thereof and its distribution in a suitable container (not shown) disposed outside of the machine under the end of the cannula 4 2 .
- the opening 4i of the chamber 4 is positioned in communication with a tank of coffee pods (not shown). Under a control action of a user, a pod 1 is discharged 8 from the reservoir to the inside of the chamber 4.
- This piston 5 has a diameter substantially equal to the internal diameter of the chamber 4 and comprises, on its periphery, a seal (not shown) adapted to seal between the cylindrical wall of the chamber 4 and the piston 5 during the preparation of a coffee and thus avoid projections out of the chamber 4 during the injection of hot water under pressure, at a temperature of about 90 ° C, in the coffee
- a seal (not shown) adapted to seal between the cylindrical wall of the chamber 4 and the piston 5 during the preparation of a coffee and thus avoid projections out of the chamber 4 during the injection of hot water under pressure, at a temperature of about 90 ° C, in the coffee
- pressurized water 9 is injected through line 5a, to percolate the coffee as the water passes through the microporous or microporous pod.
- Water is injected at a pressure, traditionally, between 8 and 12 bar in the orifices of the piston 5, then through the pod the deformed cylindrical shape. Under the pressure effect of the water diffused through the piston 5, the infused liquid coffee then flows through the orifices of the filter and the orifices 6a of the plate 6, through the cannula 4 2 to the container 1. outside the machine (not shown).
- the casing 2 of the pod is not torn or degraded by the compaction / percolation process.
- An elastic deformation of 30% is sufficient to pass from the spherical initial shape to the cylindrical final form of greater volume, without rupture of the envelope.
- FIG. 4 shows the final phase of ejection of the sponge-shaped cup of coffee grounds, the injection means being here provided by an actuation in translation of said plate 6 and pivoting of an element. 7, so as to output the used pod in a storage tank (not shown).
- Spherical balls of aggregates of compacted ground coffee were made which were covered with an envelope made from a perforated polyethylene or polypropylene film, exhibiting thickness from 200 to 300 ⁇ m, with micro-perforations of 0.15 to 0.25 mm and a perforation density of about 100 / cm 2 .
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